East Stanislaus Regional Water Management

The East Stanislaus Regional Water Management Partnership (ESRWMP)
was formed in 2011 to create the East Stanislaus Integrated Regional
Water Management (IRWM) planning region and began the planning
process. The purpose of an IRWM
Plan is to:

Develop regional understanding

Identify water resources solutions

Reflect the regional needs

Maximize benefits through integration of water management strategies

Leverage regional resources through partnerships

Be eligible for State funding through the IRWM grant program

The Region’s first IRWM Plan, created in 2013, is currently being
updated in order to comply with updated State guidelines for IRWM
Plans, which were released in 2016. The Region was awarded a
Proposition 1 (Prop 1) planning grant of $147,000 from the
California Department of Water Resources (DWR) in order to help fund
the update process. The main purpose of the IRWM update is for the
Region to identify projects and measures to be implemented to meet
the Region's goals. In addition, the updated IRWM plan will achieve
the following objectives:

Comply with Prop 1 IRWM Guidelines and Plan Standards

Address new legislation requirements, including Senate Bill

(SB) 985, Assembly Bill (AB) 1249, and AB 52

Reflect current conditions and water resources-related work
completed in the region since completion of the original IRWMP
in 2013.

Help Shape the Future

As of May 2017, the ESRWMP has started work on an updated IRWM
Plan. Successful Plan implementation and management needs continuous
input from Stakeholders, including:

Water and Wastewater Agencies

Cities and Counties

Environmental Stewardship Groups

Public Groups

Private Organizations

Members of the Public

The Public Draft of the East Stanislaus IRWMP Update is now
available on the Documents page.
Comments on the IRWM Plan are requested by January 22, 2018 via
email to jalves@modestogov.com or mailed to Jim Alves, P.O. Box 642,
Modesto, CA 95353. To request a hard copy of the Plan or if you have
any questions, please call Jim Alves, Associate Civil Engineer in
the Water Resources Engineering Group of the Utility Planning and
Projects Department, City of Modesto at (209) 571-5557, any weekday
from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

You can participate at the various local IRWM planning meetings
or provide comments, questions, or inquiries by visiting the Contact
Us page.
The first Steering Committee meeting was held on May 22, 2017. For
more information about meetings, including meeting materials from
the Steering Committee meetings, visit the Participation page.

A Public Workshop was held on December 14, 2017
at 2 pm to announce release of the Public Draft 2017 IRWM Plan Update.
Visit the Participation page for more
details.

The ESRWMP is seeking your participation! Please see the Public Advisory Committee (PAC)
participation
page for the next meeting date in October. Any interested parties are
invited to participate in the PAC. PAC meetings are meant to encourage
discussion and collaboration among all parties.